Dispensing apparatus for cooled liquids.



A. M. ROSE. DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR OOOLED LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1911.

Patented Jan. 14 1913.

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fi%m y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALMA M. ROSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR CQOLED LIQUIDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 14, 1913.

Application filed May 26,1911. Serial No. 629,536.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ALMA M. Rose, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Apence being had to the annexed drawing, in

which the apparatus is shown in vertical section. j

In dispensing certain liquids, such for instance as fruitjuices and the like, itis essential that the liquid be'kept out of contact with the gaskets employed in the apparatus, and particularly where the gaskets are made of rubber, as the acid of the fruit juices attacks the rubber, rendering it useless in a relatively short time, and likewise imparting a disagreeable taste to the liquid, which is a matter of more serious moment.

The main object of the present invention is to produce a dispensing apparatus wherein the liquid will be automatically kept out' of contact with the gasket, and a tight jointwill be likewise effected between the gasket and the liquid-container.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a simple and strong apparatus,

one which may be shipped from the factory fully assembled, so that the purchaser or user is under no necessity of doing anything but place a container in operative position on the cooler proper, and then fill it with the liquid to be dispensed. In other,

words, the construction is such that once being tested out before shipment no further work is necessary, and the user may readily eifect the positioning of the liquid container.

In the drawing, 1 denotes the main body of the receptacle, adapted to contain the ice, which may be introduced through the opening which is usually closed by the cover or lid 2. Resting upon the bottom of the receptacle is a cooler 3, comprising a hollow body having a tortuous passage therethrough to which is connected a pipe 4.-

which, in turn, leads to a faucet'5. A vertically-disposed pipe 6 is connected to the inner end of the passage in the cooler 3, the upper end of said pipe being secured to and opening into the lower end of a cup-shaped member 7. The lowerportion 'of said member is of a diameter smaller than the upper section, an inwardly-projecting ledge or shoulder 8 being thereby formed, whichafi'ords a seat for a continuous ring-shaped gasket 9, preferablyformed of rubber. The upper end of the cup-shaped member is turned outwardly and finds its seat or bearing upon the curved flange-10 formed at the' upper end of a collar 11, ex

tending. upwardly from the top 12 of the receptacle. A bufl'er ring 13 is seated in the curved flange and serves a measure to steady the liquid-containing receptacle.

The container, which in the present instance is shown as being made of glass, is provided with a body portion 14, having an opening at its upper end which is closedby a lid or cover 15. Extending from the lower end of the container is a relatively long, tapering nozzle 16 adapted, when the parts are positioned, to make a wed ing fit with the gasket 9, said nozzle exten ing through said gasket and well down into the lower portion of the-cup-shaped member.

It is thought that the operation of the apparatus will be clearly understood upon reference to the drawing.

The container is placed in position as shown, with the neck passing through the gasket, and by reason of the weight of the container and the tapering form of the nozzle, a tight joint is effected with the gasket, preventing the leakage of air past the same,

whereby a: portion of the air which is in the cooler. the pipe 6, and the cup-shaped memher will be pocketed below the gasket and the liquid will be prevented thereby from passing upwardly into contact with the gasket. a point of manifest advantage, especially where the liquid being dispensed is acid in its nature and would tend to affect the rubber and likewise be affected thereby.

The butter ring 13 serves the purpose of preventing contact of the lower end of the nozzle with the metallic portions of the structure when the container is being positioned, and furthermore serves in a measure to prevent undue displacement of the container with reference to the gasket after the parts are positioned. It will be noted, however, that the nozzle does not normally contact with the buffer ring 13, but that the weight of the container is transmitted directly to the gasket 9, thereby eifecting and maintaining a tight joint at this point at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a liquid-cooler, the combination of a. receptacle adapted to hold a refrigerant; a' top provided with an upstanding collar; an outwardly-curved flange formed at the upper end of the collar; an open cup-shaped member mounted within and supported bv said collar, the upper end of said member being turned outwardly and fitting the curved flange aforesaid; a louder-ring carried by said out--turned end; an inwardlyprojecting ledge formed within the cup; a ring-shaped gasket seated upon the ledge; a cooler for the liquid to be dispensed connected to the lower end of the cup-shaped member; and a. liquid-container provided wit-ha relatively long tapering nozzle adapted to pass through and make a tight joint with the gasket.

2. In a liquid-cooler, the combination of a receptacle adapted to hold ai -refrigerant; a hollow body mounted therein and through which the liquid to be dispensed passes; a-

cup-shaped member mounted in the upper portion of the receptacle and communicating at its lower end with the hollow body; a gasket mounted within and supported by the cup-shaped member at a point remote from its upper end;.and a liquid-container or jar provided with a relatively long, tapering nozzle adapted to pass into the cup-shaped member and through the gasket to make a wedging joint therewith, whereby the liquid will be prevented from passing upwardly into contact-with the asket by the air trappedrwithin the cup-s aped member below the gasket.

3. In a liquid-cooler, the combination of a receptacle adapted to hold a refrigerant; a hollow body mounted therein and through which the liquid to be dispensed passes; a cup-shaped inembermounted in the upper portion of the receptacle and opening at its lower end into the hollow body, said cupshaped member being provided with a ledge or shoulder between its upper and lower ends; a continuous ring-shaped gasket mounted upon said shoulder; and a liquid container or jar provided with a relatively long, tapering nozzle adapted-to pass into the cup-shaped member and through the gasket to make a wedging joint therewith,

whereby the liquid will be prevented from gasket will be supported at a point remote of access.

4:. In a liquid-cooler, the combination of a receptacle adapted to hold a refrigerant;

a hollow body mounted therein and through which the liquid to be dispensed passes; a

cup-shaped member mounted within an opening formed in the top of the receptacle, and partially supported by said top, the cup-shaped member being provided with an inwardly-extending flange; a pipe extending from the lower portion of the cup shaped member to the hollow body; a continuous ring-shaped gasket mounted on the flange aforesaid; a butler ring mounted atthe upper portion of the cup-shaped member; and a receptacle for the liquid to be dispensed, said receptacle being provided with a relatively long, tapering nozzle, adapted to be passed into the cup-shaped member and through the gasket, making a tight joint with the gasket, whereby the air pocketed within the cup-shaped member below the gasket will prevent the liquid from passing upwardly into contact with the gasket. I

5. In a liquid-cooler, the combination of a receptacle to contain a refrigerant; a cooler located therein; an open, cup-shaped member secured in the top of the receptacle; a gasket mounted within the cup-shaped member and supported thereby; a buffer ring located at the upper end of the cupshap'ed member; and a liquid-container having a depending tapering nozzle adapted to pass through the gasket and to make a tight fit therewith, the lower end of the nozzle terminating at a point below the gasket, whereby an air pocket will be formed around the nozzle below the gasket.

In'testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. ALMA M. HOSE.

Witnesses Mm ll/IISNER, Jenn Banner. 

